Gold Star Families Torch Kamala, Defend Trump’s Arlington Visit [VIDEOS]

Former President Donald Trump recently spotlighted grievances from Gold Star families regarding Kamala Harris’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

These families, whose children were killed during an ISIS-K suicide bombing at Kabul Airport on August 26, 2021, expressed their distress in a series of videos Trump posted on X, criticizing Harris for her role and response.

Trump absolutely WRECKED Kamala today pic.twitter.com/5QunhGtvQT

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 1, 2024

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The controversy escalated following a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, where Trump honored the 13 U.S. service members killed in the bombing.

The event, which occurred last week, led to a verbal altercation after Harris accused Trump of turning a solemn ceremony into a “political stunt.”

Hey you stupid, brain dead, lying bitch @KamalaHarris.

Isn’t this you and brain dead @JoeBiden making a video of yourselves at Arlington National Cemetery?

If you’re not allowed to film, why were you posing for the cameras and all glammed up?

You’re a hypocrite and a liar.… pic.twitter.com/NLgeqaZ6fB

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 31, 2024

You are disgusting. The Gold Star Families invited you and you snubbed your nose.

They are the ones that the American people are listening to; not the corrupt media and military that are hellbent against Trump.

The families invited you, not Trump.
pic.twitter.com/sLrnhV8eoK

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 31, 2024

Her criticism was met with sharp rebukes from the Gold Star families, who supported Trump’s presence at the ceremony, stating that they had personally requested his attendance and the taking of photos and videos.

Jim McCollum, father of US Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, responded to Harris’s remarks in one of the videos, questioning, “How do you sleep at night knowing… you are responsible for the death of our 13 kids?”

WATCH: Message to Kamala from Jim McCollum, Gold Star Father of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum pic.twitter.com/UnOXrpmztu

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 31, 2024

The families defended the event’s dignity and denied any assault on cemetery staff, contrary to claims by the Army that a staffer was pushed aside during the altercation.

WATCH: Message to Kamala from Mark Schmitz, Gold Star Father of Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz pic.twitter.com/EyKBNTmmP8

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 31, 2024

WATCH: Message to Kamala from Jaclyn Schmitz, Gold Star Mother of Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz pic.twitter.com/UvTI1s0Vza

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 31, 2024

Darin Hoover, father of Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, and other family members articulated that their sons and daughters had managed to “adapt and overcome” despite the difficult circumstances, turning them into heroes.

WATCH: Message to Kamala from Jim McCollum, Gold Star Father of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum pic.twitter.com/UnOXrpmztu

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 31, 2024

They accused Harris of lacking empathy and a basic understanding of their loss.

Christy Shamblin, whose daughter-in-law Sergeant Nicole Gee was among those killed, directly addressed Harris in her video, lamenting the Vice President’s failure to personally reach out to the families. “You have failed for three years and eight months to acknowledge our kids, to acknowledge me, you don’t know me, you’ve never spoken to me,” McCollum echoed in frustration.

WATCH: Message to Kamala from Christy Shamblin, Gold Star Mother-In-Law of Sergeant Nicole Gee: pic.twitter.com/poRZ3Q2G3J

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 31, 2024

Republican Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance also weighed in, criticizing Harris at a campaign rally, and accused her of failing to properly manage the situation in Afghanistan, leading to unnecessary loss of life without accountability, “And they died because Kamala Harris refused to do her job and there hasn’t been a single investigation or a single firing,” Vance declared.

JUST IN: JD Vance tells Kamala to “go to hell” after her campaign criticized Trump for going to Arlington National Cemetery to honor the 13 service members who died in Afghanistan.

“To have those 13 Americans lose their lives and not fire a single person is disgraceful. Kamala… pic.twitter.com/kyjOWYUEdR

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 28, 2024

The sentiments expressed by the Gold Star families highlight deep wounds left by the Afghanistan withdrawal and the perceived neglect by the Biden-Harris administration.

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